July 2007 - Posts

• E3 '07: Afterthoughts

  By Dave Lee
  Wednesday, Jul 18 2007, 12:29 PM

  I didn't expect this year's E3 to be perfect, and I knew I was going to have a different experience compared with last year. What I learned is that E3, in its current form, grants the media better access to games and the people who make them, but at the... Read More >> Comment on this post

• E3 preview: Fallout 3

  By Dave Lee
  Tuesday, Jul 17 2007, 09:02 AM

  Click on the image below to launch the interactive preview of Fallout 3, the next RPG coming from Bethesda Softworks. Read More >> Comment on this post

• E3 Media & Business Summit: Day 3 - the rest of the previews

  By Dave Lee
  Saturday, Jul 14 2007, 12:04 AM

  Hands-on: UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE (PS3) What stands out Detailed jungle environments, Gears of War-style cover system, and fun (though not challenging) puzzle elements. Camera and controls are superb. What needs work For a game that's scheduled to... Read More >> Comment on this post

• E3 Media & Business Summit: Day 2

  By Dave Lee
  Friday, Jul 13 2007, 04:46 AM

  Here's my first batch of previews. Hands-on: LAIR (PS3) What stands out Fighting other dragons in mid-air is quite fun, even though the controls almost feel like "Quicktime events." The game environments are highly detailed and beautifully rendered. What... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Sony media briefing at E3 (better late than never update)

  By Dave Lee
  Thursday, Jul 12 2007, 01:42 PM

  Key announcements A redesigned PSP (slimmer, and with video output!) will retail for $199 in September. Original PSP will cost $169. Echochrome, an MC Escher-esque puzzle game, is coming for the PlayStation Network and PSP. Metal Gear Solid 4 was introduced... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Game over, Midway

  By Dave Lee
  Thursday, Jul 12 2007, 12:07 PM

  Dear Midway Games PR Rep I Shall Not Name, I just wanted to let you know that it was nice talking with you at Midway's suite. However, I will not tell my readers about Midway's signature software title, Stranglehold. Remember how we talked about how waiting... Read More >> With 1 comment(s)

• E3 Media & Business Summit: Day 1

  By Dave Lee
  Thursday, Jul 12 2007, 02:12 AM

  Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series, says he's optimistic that he will return to E3 next year. I'd like to wish him luck. On the first day of the E3 Media and Business Summit, I fell asleep during a press conference. That just about sums up... Read More >> Comment on this post

• WTK? (What the Konami?)

  By Dave Lee
  Wednesday, Jul 11 2007, 01:29 PM

  Is just got this e-mail from Konami's media folks: "What better way to end your day at Konami's media briefing collecting... News for a major announcement you were not expecting." I'm a little puzzled. Confused. Scratching my head like a dog with a bad... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Microsoft media briefing at E3

  By Dave Lee
  Wednesday, Jul 11 2007, 01:15 PM

  Yes, this news is a day old. But when a company schedules its media briefing at 8:30 p.m. and you're stuck in a hotel with Wi-Fi that's slower than dial-up, there's not much a Geek@Heart can do. Microsoft didn't love me enough to invite me to its media... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Nintendo media briefing at E3

  By Dave Lee
  Wednesday, Jul 11 2007, 12:29 PM

  Live update: Nintendo media briefing at E3 Key release dates Super Mario Galaxy: Nov. 12 Brain Age 2: Aug. 20 Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Dec. 3 Key announcements Mario Kart Wii: Including online multiplayer! Wii Fit: Perform step aerobics and yoga-style... Read More >> Comment on this post

• E3 Media & Business Summit: Don't stare

  By Sonya Jongsma Knauss
  Wednesday, Jul 11 2007, 11:26 AM

  I'm not looking at your crotch -- I just want to know what company you work for. Honest. That's what I kept thinking to myself during the welcome reception for the E3 Media and Business Summit in Santa Monica, Calif. The badges were worn like a necklace... Read More >> With 1 comment(s)

• E3 2007 preview

  By Dave Lee
  Thursday, Jul 05 2007, 05:30 PM

  It's hard to tell whether this year's scaled-down E3 Media and Business Summit will be a boom or a bust. But that doesn't mean there won't be any games to look forward to. I started to compile a "short list" of games that I should put on my radar, but... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Bizarre love triangle

  By Dave Lee
  Tuesday, Jul 03 2007, 03:07 PM

  Blogger's note: This very special entry of Geek@Heart is courtesy of a guest blogger: Dave's girlfriend. Last week, I found out that my boyfriend had met someone new. He wasn't dumping me, he promised, he was just going to be spending some time with some... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Rendezvous with an iPhone: How it all ends

  By Dave Lee
  Tuesday, Jul 03 2007, 12:21 PM

  This silky, sexy piece of electronics had me all hot 'n' bothered. I couldn't help it -- I needed to cradle her right then and there. "You want this (4.5-by-2.4-inch) body?" she said. "You're going to have to wait, but I'll make sure it's worth every... Read More >> With 1 comment(s)